Estimation of stray current from a DC-electrified railway and impressed potential on a buried pipe

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2238-2246

  Ogunsola, Ade ^a   Mariscotti, Andrea ^b   Sandrolini, Leonardo ^c  

^a MENA   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corrosion; electromagnetic conductive interference; guideway transportation power systems; power distribution electromagnetic interference; stray current

Indexed keywords

BURIED PIPES; CONDUCTIVE INTERFERENCES; GUIDEWAY TRANSPORTATION POWER SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; POWER DISTRIBUTIONS; STRAY CURRENT; TRACTION CURRENT; TRACTION SYSTEMS;

BRIDGES; CORROSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE;

ELECTRIC RAILROADS;

EID: 84866720074     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2012.2211623     Document Type: Article

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